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Transference — is a phenomenon in psychoanalysis characterized by unconscious redirection of feelings for one person to another. One definition of transference is the inappropriate repetition in the present of a relationship that was important in a person s… … Wikipedia

transference — ► NOUN 1) the action of transferring or the process of being transferred. 2) Psychoanalysis the redirection to a substitute of emotions originally felt in childhood … English terms dictionary

transference — [trans′fər əns, trans fʉr′əns] n. 1. a transferring or being transferred; transfer 2. Psychol.Psychoanalysis a reproduction of emotions relating to repressed experiences, esp. of childhood, and the substitution of another person, esp. a… … English World dictionary

Transference — Among the earliest concepts in psychoanalysis, transference surfaced before psychoanalysis as a system had even jelled in Freud’s mind. In 1895 in Studies in Hysteria (Studien über Hysterie), Freud said that patients who transfer their… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry

transference — [[t]træ̱nsfərəns[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N of n The transference of something such as power, information, or affection from one person or place to another is the action of transferring it. It is a struggle for a transference of power... His… … English dictionary

transference — trans|fer|ence [ˈtrænsfərəns US trænsˈfə:r ] n [U] 1.) formal the process of moving someone or something from one place, position, job etc to another transference of ▪ the transference of skills acquired at school to the workplace 2.) technical… … Dictionary of contemporary English